Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA)

Master Brewers Podcast

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Each week, thousands of brewers download The Master Brewers Podcast to hear interviews with the industry's best & brightest in brewing science, technology, and operations. The show is known for featuring technical deep dives, a bit of brewing history, cutting edge research, hard lessons learned, important industry contributors, and no fluff. If you make beer for a living, this show is for you. Thank you, sponsors!

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Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA)

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Science

Latest episode

Oct 12, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 226: Stainless Steel 27.10.2025

Understanding stainless steel alloys, corrosion, vacuum failures, and more. Special Guest: Ashton Lewis.

Episode 345: Dialing in FAN at Hendler Family Brewing 20.10.2025

What happened when a brewery started measuring FAN and how you can do it too. Special Guest: Damase Olsson.

Episode 222: The Top 10 13.10.2025

This week on the show we count down the greatest hits that breweries take when OSHA shows up. Special Guests: Brian Godfrey, Dana Johnson, and Gary Nicholas.

Episode 344: Biases in sensory 06.10.2025

Learn about the many forms of bias in sensory, and some practical takeaways you can put into practice right away. Special Guest: Jen Blair.

Episode 225: Cold IPA 29.09.2025

What it means, where it came from, and how it's made. Special Guests: Andy Morrison, John Harris, and Kevin Davey.

Episode 343: Brewing Lager at Heater Allen 22.09.2025

The keys to brewing lager at Heater Allen Brewing. Special Guest: Lisa Allen.

Episode 221: The Best of Both Worlds 15.09.2025

How to get away with a mid-fermentation dry-hop AND harvest healthy yeast for repitching. Special Guest: Jessica Young.

Episode 342: Canning Essentials 08.09.2025

Filling, seaming, and hygiene for your canning line. Special Guests: Grant Smith and Kyron Zawodny.

Episode 217: Dry Hopping & Yeast Health 01.09.2025

Why dry hopping & yeast health are at odds with each other, what to look out for, and how to make the best of this challenging combination. Special Guest: John Giarratano.

Episode 341: So, You Want To Open A Kitchen? 25.08.2025

12 years of lessons learned, trials & tribulations, points to consider if you're thinking about opening/adding a kitchen. Special Guest: Abby George.

Episode 215: Hops & Foam 18.08.2025

Have you ever noticed that the more you dry-hop, the worse your foam is? Special Guest: John Paul Maye.

Episode 340: Communicating How Genetic Engineering Works to Consumers 11.08.2025

Worried about how consumers will react to your GMO beer? Special Guest: Nick Harris.

Episode 200: Reconsidering the Congress Mash 04.08.2025

Should the numbers on your malt COA be produced from a mash that's more similar to your brewery mashes? Did you know that's already happening when you buy UK malt? Listen up, then join the conversation . Special Guests: Glen Fox and Mary-Jane Maurice.

Episode 339: Alternative Grains and Sugars 28.07.2025

Millet, canary seed, amaranth, chia, einkorn, farro, fonio, teff, purple corn, agave, birch sap, and more. Special Guest: Aaron Hyde.

Episode 214: Analysis of Commercial NEIPAs 21.07.2025

Our friends at Hopsteiner continue to unlock the secrets of New England IPA Special Guests: Christina Schmidt and Martin Biendl.

Episode 338: Cost Savings Through Analysis 14.07.2025

Analytical strategies for craft brewers. Special Guest: Spencer Grimm.

Episode 337: CIP Flow Rates – when “rules of thumb” break 30.06.2025

What’s your optimal flow rate during CIP and what happens if you don’t hit it? Special Guest: Travis Audet.

Episode 220: Consistent Fermentations 23.06.2025

How to keep your brewery from becoming condominiums. Special Guest: Bill Maca.

Episode 336: Financial Literacy for Brewers 16.06.2025

Could open-book management transform your brewery? Special Guest: Audra Gaiziunas.

Episode 210: Benchmarking Sustainability 09.06.2025

3 different perspectives from breweries large & small. You'll hear about the BA's Benchmarking tool, other resources to support your sustainability journey, and how to take some baby steps if you haven't made any progress yet. Special Guests: Charlie Hoxmeier, Hannah Johnson, and Lizzy Waters.

Episode 335: RVA 02.06.2025

Should you be paying more attention to fermentable sugars instead of total extract? Special Guest: Trevor Cowley.

Episode 203: Cloudy with a Chance of Production 26.05.2025

Our friends at Highland Brewing talk about the network of people, tools, forecasts, and workflows that build their production schedule. Special Guests: Abbey Temoshchuk Reynolds and Matt McComish.

Episode 334: Haná 19.05.2025

What happens when you resurrect an old world landrace barley variety and give it to a bunch of brewers in CA? Special Guests: Colin Johnston and Josh Wurzbacher.

Episode 207: Spent Hops Disposal Dilemma 12.05.2025

How The Matt Brewing Company deals spent hop material & other things you wish you knew before you built a brewery. Special Guest: Jim Kuhr.

Episode 333: Six Irish Brewing Yeasts 05.05.2025

Effects of regional location on the genotype and phenotype of historical Irish brewing yeast Special Guest: Daniel Kerruish.

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